Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Friday, launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP), accusing it of opposing leaders like Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar while supporting mafia elements.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lashed out at the Opposition parties for resorting to "baseless" allegations against the BJP in the wake of its resounding victory in the recent by-elections.
Yogi Adityanath's slogan "Batenge to Katenge", which originated in Uttar Pradesh, also resonated in the Maharashtra elections.
Yadav warned that a new and troubling form of democracy was emerging in Uttar Pradesh under the BJP rule.
Minor reports of violence were received from Meerapur, Sismau, and Kundarki assembly segments, but by and large, the voting was peaceful, EC officials claimed.
A total of 34 lakh voters will decide the fate of 90 candidates contesting the bypolls from nine assembly constituencies.
Touted to be the semifinal of the 2027 assembly polls in the state, there is a direct contest between the ruling BJP and the Samajwadi Party in all nine seats.
According to party sources, despite directives from the high command, these three leaders recently attended the wedding of Kamal, son of BSP leader and party in-charge Babu Munkad Ali, in Ghaziabad.
The bitterness between the BJP and SP-Congress are increasing in Uttar Pradesh as the by-election in 9 assembly seats are drawing closer. The polling is scheduled for November 20.
"This is an old trick of the BJP: If we lose, we will avoid it," he added.
